i work in a school and i was joking with a child who was not hert but got a fright .the parent made a complant .and i have been suspended now i have to go to the station to be interved and my union said if i am coucioned i will loose my job it was just abit of a joke but this were i am at what can i say to my solicitor can you get back soon please

You will solicitor will find out from the police exactly what the evidence is agajnst you and also ask you what happenedd. The solicitor will then advise you on the following:

That the interview will be recorded on tape and conducted under caution. The caution is that you do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

Whether or not you answer question will depend on the evidence and your explanation of events.

Your solicitor might advise you not to answer questions and simply say 'no comment'. This will usually happen if the case against you is weak and there is little chance of the matter proceeding to court. By not answering questions you avoid strengthening the case against yourself.

The alternative to a 'no comment' interview is to submit a written statement. This is usually best when you wish to deny the allegation but do not want to answer all the police questions. The effect of this step is that you avoid being drawn into a conversation about the incident itself but manage to put forward your defence.

In order to give youa formal adult caution the police have to have a case against you and you have to admit committing a criminal offence. If you deny the offence the caution cannot be administered. The police will then either drop the case or charge you and send you to court. Your solicitor will get a better idea of what's going to happen once he finds out the strength of the evidence from the police.

Finally: I cannot tell you what to say to your solicitor. Obviously I don't know what happened. But the best thing is to tell him what happened so he can advise you properly on the options mentioned above and the best way forward.

I am sorry about the last reply I am greatfull for you help ,enyway I was courtiond with a common assault with out battery what does this mean as I work in a school and I am afraid I might loose my job over a stupid prank

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